The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-12

threatened FEVER.
One day when the mercury cuddled down in the
vicinity of so below zero he left the shanty for
short walk the ice. The pains in his head
we're excruciating and he longed for relief.
Around the ship was a place kept clear Of ice.
and by misstep he fell into the chilling water.
With remarkable activity for one dressed for
arctic winter he scrambled out and succeeded
in getting back to the hut, which fortunately
was near at hand, before being frozen to death.
With the help of his companions he removed his
clothing and turned in.
How long he slept he knew not but when he
awoke his memory had returned. Springing
from his bunk he looked wildly around. and
cried to his companions: "Where is my regi-
ment2 Where is the Thirteenth New Hampshirel
Am q prsoner2
1t seemed but five minutes since he was struck
down by the enemy's shot the green turf of
old Virginia. His com panions looked at him in
amazement, and began to whisper and shake
their heads The cold BATH they thought. had
fixed him. It certainly had Once he
could remember the cries of battle and the sound
of shot and she'll they sped on their errands of
death. He put his hand to his head and thought
it strange that no blood came off with II He
asked his mpanions who had taken him pris-
oner; who had the fight, and how it was
done. They only looked upon him with charlta-
BILE commseration, and assured him that he
would soon be all right This seemed stranger
still. and he thought them all lunatics. Finally
laris. and who had been informed of the carpen-
ter's strange actions sent for him. Imagine
Lieutenant Coffns surprise when. on opening
the door of the nut to follow the guidance of the
man who delivered CAPTAIN Budington's mes
sage ne literally for the first time the tow
ering mountains of ice and them lies upon miles
of perpetual snow.
This. indeed, strange 1t seemed but
few moments since he was inhaling the fragrant
fower-scented air of old Virginia and saw the
green raiment of summer on every hand. Now
all was changed. and he could not understand
il. Had the bullet killed him, and was this a
part of the other world? 1t certainly reminded
him of scene from Dante's Inferno" yet he
seemed the same flesh and blood az he was be-
fore being stricken down by the death-dealing
bullet.
He looked and wondered, and the heaven
kissing peaks of snow and ice returned his gaze
in solemn silence
Arriving before Captain Burlington that gen.
tleman said: well, carpenter. they tell me
you are little off; how is it2'
ITO tell you the truth. captain, I'm begin
ming to think myself" replied Lieutenant
Coffin II was wounded about five minutes ago
right here my
That's all right, Coffin, that's all right yoI
just go and turn in and get u good sleep; per-
haps that will do you good" And SO he left the
captain with his head full of strange thoughts.
1t was useless for him to try to explain any
thing to his mess mates, for they all thought
him daft, and when he began to tell how he was
wounded the rest of the exchanged sly
winks. aud tapped their heads knowingly. It
not till after Lieutenant Coffin had read the
entries made in his notebooks fer many years